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World Nov 9, 2018
In online ruse, fake journalists tried to hack U.S.-based Saudi critic
Hackers impersonating journalists tried to intercept the communications of a prominent Saudi opposition figure in Washington, The Associated Press has found. One attempt involved the fabrication of a fake BBC secretary and an elaborate television interview request; the other involved the impersonation of slain Washington ...
World / Politics Nov 8, 2018
From bad to worse: White House bans CNN reporter as Trump's media relations fray further
President Trump's combative relationship with the media deteriorated further Wednesday with a news conference where he called some reporters rude and accused a PBS reporter of posing a racist question when she asked him about white nationalists. "It's such a hostile media," Trump said during ...
World Nov 6, 2018
Facebook said Monday it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to "foreign entities" trying to interfere in the U.S. midterm election. The announcement came shortly after U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies ...
Business / Tech Nov 6, 2018
Worldwide web inventor wants new 'contract' to make system safe amid 'fake news' backlash
The inventor of the worldwide web on Monday called for a "contract" to make internet safe and accessible for everyone as Europe's largest tech event began in Lisbon amid a backlash over its role in spreading "fake news. Some 70,000 people are expected to take ...
Business Nov 5, 2018
Facebook tamped down on hoax sites but polarization and skewed news thrive
In February, the YourNewsWire page on Facebook was at its peak popularity, boosted by its salacious post claiming that Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, was Fidel Castro's love child. That story, shared 1,800 times, represented exactly the kind of content Facebook Inc. had promised ...
Business Nov 5, 2018
Brazil media seen pulling punches as Jair Bolsonaro declares war on 'fake news' media's bottom line
For Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, attacking critical press outlets almost daily on social media is not enough. Once in office, he vows to hit their bottom line. With half a billion dollars in public-sector marketing budgets coming under his discretion, the fiery former army ...
World / Politics Oct 30, 2018
Trump blames media for sowing pre-election 'anger' in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
President Donald Trump blamed the media Monday for pre-election "anger" as the nation mourned the loss of 11 lives in the weekend shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent U.S. history. As suspect Robert Bowers made his first court appearance, in ...
World / Politics Oct 30, 2018
The hostility she's felt from the public recently wasn't necessarily the last straw in television news photographer Lori Bentley-Law's decision to quit the business after 24 years, but it was one of them. Bentley-Law's recent blog post explaining why she was leaving Los Angeles' KNBC-TV ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 25, 2018
CNN, oft-demonized by Trump, hits White House response to bomb threat at its NYC office
CNN chief Jeff Zucker criticized the White House for a "total and complete lack of understanding" of the seriousness of its attacks on the media, as his network's New York bureau was evacuated for five hours Wednesday following the discovery of an explosive device ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 9, 2018
Trump official sought Israeli help to disrupt rival campaigns via social media manipulation: NYT
A top official in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign requested proposals from an Israeli company to help defeat Republican primary opponents and Trump's challenger, Hillary Clinton, with online manipulation, The New York Times reported Monday. The Times said there was no evidence that the Trump ...